Engineering Leader - Individual Solutions Technology (Hybrid)

Engineering Manager

At Securian Financial, the internal position title is Engineering Manager. Position Overview : We are seeking a visionary Engineering Leader to inspire and lead teams that power Securian Financial's Individual Solutions technology, enabling solutions for the life insurance and annuity business lines. This leader will build future technology readiness and mature existing technology capabilities that provide secure tomorrows for our customers. This leader will oversee teams responsible for technologies that fuel our financial insights and intelligence and data reporting and capabilities for our channel partners. In this influential role, you'll join a team of collaborative leaders where together, we partner to fuel innovation, operational excellence and value delivery. You will foster an environment where engineers thrive and you will champion both technology excellence and human growth, ensuring our teams deliver scalable, reliable, and forward-looking solutions for our customers.

Key Responsibilities : Lead, Inspire, and Develop People : Foster an environment of trust, community, and inclusion where every voice matters and team members feel empowered to do their best work. Build a culture grounded in curiosity, continuous learning, and innovation-encouraging experimentation, seeking feedback, and learning from mistakes. Recruit, mentor, and develop diverse talent by providing meaningful coaching, strategic delegation, and career-building opportunities; proactively plan for future talent needs and succession. Lead with empathy, authenticity, and transparency-modeling active listening, open dialogue, and resilience through change. Celebrate and recognize outcomes and behaviors that reinforce Securian's Purpose and Values, continuously raising the bar for performance and impact.

Be a Strategic Partner : Approach every interaction with a shared mindset-we win together-to strengthen trust, accountability, and alignment across business, technology, operations, and data partners. Think and act strategically to anticipate evolving customer, industry, and regulatory needs; leverage the right data and insights to inform decisions and shape technology direction. Partner with business leaders to connect technology capabilities to outcomes that deepen customer engagement, enhance field experiences, and drive enterprise performance.

Delivery with Purpose : Align execution to shared goals and strategic outcomes, ensuring technology, product, and business roadmaps are coordinated and value-driven. Oversee delivery of mission-critical technology solutions supporting Individual Solutions products. Focus on outcomes over outputs-ensuring solutions are resilient, secure, scalable, reliable, and continuously improved to meet customer, field, and regulatory needs. Deliver with excellence and agility, balancing speed and quality while adapting to evolving priorities. Embrace a continuous improvement mindset that builds future readiness across systems, teams, and processes.

Champion Innovation : Encourage curiosity and challenge the status quo by exploring new ideas, customer insights, and industry trends to evolve our products, processes, and ways of working. Create space for teams to safely test, learn, and iterate using modern engineering practices, automation, and emerging technologies. Take appropriate risks and lead teams through uncertainty-helping them stay one step ahead on the change curve and strengthening their adaptability. Foster Operational Excellence : Guide teams in applying modern engineering principles, strong data stewardship, and automation to enable sustainable, scalable, and high-quality delivery. Strengthen accountability through proactive communication, consistent follow-through, and disciplined execution. Clarify roles, expectations, and measurable outcomes-ensuring teams are aligned and accountable for delivering high-quality results and Securian-aligned behaviors. Monitor performance indicators, adapt approaches as needs evolve, and reinforce continuous improvement to enhance reliability, efficiency, and customer value.

Qualifications : Leadership & Competencies : Proven ability to communicate clearly and authentically with associates, peers, and senior leaders. Recognized as a developer of talent-skilled in mentoring, coaching, and empowering high-performing teams. Highly organized and strategic, able to prioritize multiple initiatives in a complex, fast-paced environment. Strong collaborator who thrives in a matrixed organization, building partnerships across technology and business functions. Embraces change with resilience, optimism, and adaptability. Technical & Industry Knowledge : Solid understanding of technology delivery-with experience in software development, agile practices, system integration, and data engineering. Knowledge of financial services, especially life insurance and individual annuity products, is strongly preferred. Strong understanding of DevOps principles, and modern engineering ecosystems is beneficial.

This position will be in a hybrid working arrangement. The estimated base pay range for this job is : Pay may vary depending on job-related factors and individual experience, skills, knowledge, etc. More information on base pay and incentive pay (if applicable) can be discussed with a member of the Securian Financial Talent Acquisition team.

Securian Financial Group, Inc. considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, age, marital or familial status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, or Veteran status. All applicants will be considered solely on the basis of their qualifications.